At dawn the next day, when Shen Tang woke up, she was still in the stone house. It seems this really wasn't a dream.
She fell asleep last night like that, indeed a bit careless.
Shen Tang looked down at her clothes, still the same, then looked out the window and found that the man was staying outside all along.
He had already woken up and was at the same place as last night, starting a fire and cooking.
Shen Tang felt a tinge of complex emotion. He must have slept outside the whole night.
Upon hearing movement inside, the man put down his work, came to the door, knocked, and entered after hearing a response from the female.
Even though he wore a mask, obscuring his appearance and expressions, when he saw Shen Tang awake on the bed, the aura around him seemed to soften for a moment.
Then, he fetched a cup of warm water and handed it to her to drink.
